Diseases and Illnesses

Summer vacation is quickly come to an end, so parents are thinking about back-to-school immunizations for the kids. Florida Department of Health (DOH) offices in South Florida are planning immunization efforts to help parents who do not take their children to family doctors, which is the best way to be vaccinated. “Vaccines have helped us wipe out diseases that used to kill our children by the thousand. But a few cases are starting to appear among unvaccinated children,” said Dr. Paula Thaqi, director of the DOH in Broward County. “Parents who want to protect their children fully should have them immunized.” Public schools open Aug. 24. Florida law says children...

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